Drumchapel Amateur Football Club is a football club from the village of

Duntocher Duntocher (Scottish Gaelic: ''Dùn Tòchair'' or ''Druim Tòchair'') is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It has an estimated population of 6,850. The etymology of the name of the village indicates that its name means "the fort on the c ...

, near Clydebank in Scotland. Formed in 1950 in the

Drumchapel Drumchapel ( gd, Druim a' Chapaill), known locally as 'The Drum', is a district in the north-west of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It borders Bearsden (in East Dunbartonshire) to the north-east and Drumry (part of Clydebank, in West Dunbarton ...

area of the city of

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, they are nicknamed ''"The Drum"''. The club presently competes in the Central Scottish Amateur Football League and is viewed as one of the top amateur clubs in the country, winning the

Scottish Amateur Cup The Scottish Amateur Cup is a nationwide knockout tournament supported and organised by the Scottish Amateur Football Association. The Scottish Amateur Cup is contested by hundreds of football clubs every year. The first and second rounds are re ...

as recently as 2005. A team with a proud history, they have been the start for many players who would turn professional such as George McLean, Jim Forrest, Alex Willoughby, Alex Ferguson,

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, David Moyes, Andy Gray,

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, Kenny McDowall,

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, John Robertson and Paul Wilson. Club colours were originally green and white hoops; in the late-1980s the club moved on to red and black. ''The Drum'' play their home games at Glenhead Park, which is the former home of

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club Duntocher Hibernian. When Duntocher Hibs became defunct Drumchapel moved in, meaning that they no longer play home games in the area that gives them their name. It does mean they have one of the best playing facilities of any amateur team in Scotland. There is also still a

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in place below the senior team. A portrait of club founder Douglas Smith hangs in the

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at Hampden Park, in recognition of his contribution to the club and the development of young footballers. It was unveiled in 2014 by former Drumchapel player Alex Ferguson.

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